The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-15

H. Jas. Belt has change ofad. IN .llis
issue. This is thoroughly reliable
house.
During the continuance ofthe Elkton
Fair there was 752 tickets sold at the P.
W. & B: station at this place.
The young men of this town are try
ing to organize an Athletic Club They
should be encouraged to do SO.
If you have house to sell or if you
want to buy one, you should advertise in
these columns. It will pay well.
The Ladies' Aid Society will give an
entertainment in the Methodist Church,
Friday night, Oct. 2lst. Seats free.
Browning, King & Co., have another
generous invitation in THE LEDGER this
week. Read carefully what they have
to say.
1.-The yearly meeting of the Welsh
Tract Baptist Church will be held on
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Is, 10,
and u of October
The Rev. DIR. j. l.. Vallandigham,
who has been suffering with hay fever
for the past four weeks is again able to
resume his pulpit duties at Head of
Christiana.
Services will be as follows at Head
of Christiana Presbyterian Church, until
further notice Sunday School at 10
o'clock, Bible Glass, 1890, and Preach
ing at II a. m.
-strawbridge & Clothier have new
advertisement in this issue. This firm
know just what to do to invite trade, \
and they say nothing pays them so wellY
as newspaper advertising.
lon Thursday, the 18th, there will be |
a trot at Hazel Dell Park, near Whining
ton. The sport promises excellent.
The purses offered are liberal. For full
particulars, see large ad on this page.
Scott and Austin, painters and paper
hangers appear in this issue in an attrac-
tive card. For sample of their work
look in the halls and parlor of the Deer
Park Hotel which is undergoing repairs
by their hands.
ZComplaint is made that the trees
growing on the side of road, near the b.
& o. Railroad, north of the iron bridge,
on Chapel street, obstruct the view of
approaching trains We hope this trou-
mo will ha rnn,o1ifJ eNaoIiltr
d, The new house going up at the East
End, the property of Prof II. S. Goldey,
Principal of Wilmington Commercial
college, is being built in the latest style
pf architecture and promises to become
an ornament to that end of the town
When finished.
Y-Minnehaha Tribe, Improved Order
Of Red Men, have purchased and put
blown in their hall, in Exchange Build-j
ing, handsome three-ply ingram carr
pet. In this room the Grand Lodge Of
Good Templars convenes next week and
during the following week the Great
Council of Imp. Order of Red Men Of
delaware goes into their annual session.
Methodist Church Services, Oct. 10Th
1887. Preaching at 1890 a. IN. and 7:3O
p. m. by pastor Subject at night, tenn
perance. A ten minute sermon to the
children at close of morning service.
sabbeth School at $50 p. m. Young
people prayer meeting at 6 p. m. Quar-
terly Conference at Newark, Monday .
p m. Love Feast at Wesley at 2 p. IN.
Preaching by Presiding Elder hurry at
8 p. m. at Wesley
Mr.. N. D. Bennison, of Quincy, Illi
nOis, was in Newark on Saturday last,
taking a survey of his former home. lie
left here some thirty-seven years ago,
and settled in Quincy, at which place he
engaged in the lumber business. He
has now retired from business altogether.
Mr.. Bennison is past 50 years of age, and
is active and in perfect health. He not
ed many changes since his departure
from this town, and said great improve
ments had taken place. While living
here he was engaged in carpentering and
contracting. Nearly all of Mr.. Benni-
sons family reside in Illinois. He left
here Saturday evening for Wilmington,
where he intended remaining week;
thence he will go to Philadelphia, and
after short stay in that city, will return
to his home in the West.
t Newark will be made quite lively
next week by the Grand Lodge of Good
Tempiars of Delaware converting here
Some forty or fifty Officers, Members
Delegates, etc, etc. will be entertained
for two or three days by our town-peo-
ple. Among those expected to be in
attendance at this Grand Lodge are Rev.
u. A. B. Wilson, d. D., Presiding Elder
of Dover District; Rev. j. b. Quigg, d. d.;
Rev. A. d. Davis, Rev. Vaughn Collins,
Rev. Joseph Dare, Rev. B. f. Price, Rey.
Geo. L. Hardesty, Henry W. Morrow,
Esq, VIM. j. Richards, Prof Wesley
Webb, l. q. Loaand, Esq, and many
other gentlemen of prominence both
from this and other States. The public
temperance meeting, under the auspices
of the Grand Lodge, will be held in the
College Oratory, on Thursday evening
next, Oct. Goth. Some very good speak
ers are expected to be present on this
oncasion